France launches smartphone app to alert people to terror attacks
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from Technology | The Guardian on (#1GGKT)
Emergency system sends warning directly to phones, a brief description of what is happening and advice on how to react
The French government has created a smartphone app designed to send warnings directly to people's phones in the event of a bombing, shooting or other disaster.
Two days before the Euro 2016 football tournament opens in France amid a high police and military presence, the French interior ministry unveiled its alert app called Saip (Systime d'alerte et d'information des populations), which was developed after last November's coordinated terrorist attacks across Paris killed 130 people.
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